WEBVTT TION NEWS REPORTER LAURENSEAVER IS LIVE INOUR SALINAS NEWSROOM WITH THESTORY.LAUREN: DAN, IT IS AHEARTWARMING TALE ABOUT ATEENAGE BOY WHO LOVESBASKETBALL.IT ENDS UP BEING ABOUT MUCH MORETHAN PLAYING THE GAME.WHEN YOU WATCH HIM PLAYBASKETBALL, YOU CAN'T HELP BUTSMILE.YOU CAN FEEL THE LOVE HE HAS FORTHE GAME AND THE JOY HE FEELSBEING ON THE TEAM.>> HE IS ONE OF THE HARDESTWORKERS ON THIS TEAM AND THEBOYS FEED OFF OF HIM.>> HE IS JUST LIKE US.HE HAS GOT THE SAME TALENT.LAUREN: HE SEEMS LIKE A TYPICALTEENAGE BOY, BUT HE IS MUCH MORETHAN THAT.HE IS MAKING HISTORY IN SALINAS.HE IS NOW USING HIS TALENTS TOPAVE THE WAY FOR OTHER CHILDREN.>> THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVINGPARTS TO IT.THERE ARE A LOT THAT GOES INTOIT JUST TO GET IT GOING.I AM HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL HAVETHIS UP AND RUNNING AND WE WILLDO SOMETHING.>> WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TOFIND THIS PROGRAM FOR HIM.EVERYBODY HAS BEEN VERYSUPPORTIVE.LAUREN: THAT IS NATHANIEL'S MOM.SHE SAYS TEARS COME TO HER EYESWHEN SHE WATCHES HER LITTLE BOYPLAY.>> I THINK BEING ON THEBASKETBALL TEAM, HE IS JUST YOURTYPICAL TEENAGE BOY.LAUREN: AND NOT TO MENTION, HEIS QUITE GOOD.HE HAS PLAYED 18 OUT OF 22 GAMESTHIS SEASON AND HAS SCORED INEVERY SINGLE GAME.HIS FAVORITE SHOT?>> MY THREE-POINTER SHOT.LAUREN: AND HEARING THE CHEERSFROM HIS TEAMMATES MAKES THATALL THE MORE SWEET.>> EVEN THE PEOPLE IN THE STANDSGO CRAZY.THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW HIM, ANDTHEY GO CRAZY.>> I AM PRIVILEGED TO HAVE HIMON THE TEAM.YOU HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO BE APART OF THIS PROGRAM.TO SEE NATHANIEL SUCCEED AND DOTHIS THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A JOY.IT HAS BEEN A LOT OF FUN.LAUREN: NATHANIEL IS JUST A PARTOF A PILOT PROGRAM.THE SCHOOL IS HOPING TO HAVE APERMANENT PROGRAM COMING THISSPRING.DAN: VERY GOOD.